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Go Back to the Shire with These 10 Facts From 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-facts/
http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-facts/#commentsSun, 09 Aug 2015 17:05:09 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=259935Continue reading…]]>Before Peter Jackson took the reigns of the franchise, Guillermo del Toro was supposed to direct The Hobbit, and planned to bring his friend and longtime collaborator Ron Perlman to voice the dragon Smaug. But financial problems and delays at MGM eventually forced del Toro from the project; after Peter Jackson, king of The Lord of the Rings, signed on to direct in his place, he replaced Perlman with Benedict Cumberbatch. That’s just one of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which takes you on an unexpected journey behind the scenes of the first film in The Hobbit trilogy!

]]>http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-facts/feed/0The 'Hobbit' Extended Editions May be Rated R For Some Reasonhttp://wibx950.com/hobbit-extended-edition-rated-r/
http://wibx950.com/hobbit-extended-edition-rated-r/#commentsFri, 07 Aug 2015 05:08:44 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=261951Continue reading…]]>All of Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth movies have pushed the boundaries of the PG-13 rating, but it looks like the extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies may be the Halfling that breaks the Oliphaunt’s back. It seems that the longer version of the trilogy capper, which is returning to theaters this October, has been slapped with an R-rating by the MPAA.

]]>http://wibx950.com/hobbit-extended-edition-rated-r/feed/0Warner Bros.15 'Lord of the Rings' Facts to Rule Them Allhttp://wibx950.com/15-lord-of-the-rings-facts/
http://wibx950.com/15-lord-of-the-rings-facts/#commentsMon, 09 Mar 2015 01:06:55 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=235228Continue reading…]]>Nicolas Cage in a Lord of the Rings film? It almost happened, if you can believe that. Cage was offered the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson's trilogy but eventually turned it down. He would later explain, “[It] shot for a great quantity of time. I had family obligations, so I’m glad I stayed and had those experiences with my family.” This is just one of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which travels to Middle-earth for The Lord of the Rings trilogy!

]]>http://wibx950.com/15-lord-of-the-rings-facts/feed/0'The Hobbit 3′ Has Been Retitled 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies/
http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies/#commentsThu, 24 Apr 2014 14:56:56 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=182940Continue reading…]]>We heard the rumors that the third of Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' trilogy would be undergoing a title change and today, it came to pass. What was once 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' is now 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.' What was once pleasant and sentimental is now battle-hardened and filled with promises of action. Take from that change what you will.

]]>http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies/feed/0Warner Bros.'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Reviewhttp://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-review/
http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-review/#commentsFri, 06 Dec 2013 21:09:26 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=157547Continue reading…]]>There comes a time when we must stop kidding ourselves. These 'Hobbit' films – with 'The Desolation of Smaug' representing the shank of the trilogy – are not real movies. These are exploitation films for Tolkien nuts, for enthusiasts of the original 'Lord of the Rings' movies and for audiences so hungry for high fantasy they'll gobble up whatever is served to them and ask for seconds.

As someone who has sympathy, but not empathy, for those who have such proclivities, I can get why someone might come away liking this picture. But that is more of an involuntary reaction to exposure to certain elements, not the summation of a film. Listen, there's a grey-bearded wizard who warns in low tones about a place that sounds like “Doggledoor.” And there's someone referred to as “Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror.” I love that geekorama stuff more than most. It's hilarious, and I'll probably refer to my cat as “Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror” for the next week. But this movie doesn't cohere – there's no forward momentum, no character development, no story happening. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a fibber.

]]>http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-review/feed/0Warner Bros.'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Preview: Peter Jackson (and Stephen Colbert?) Tease the Next Filmhttp://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-preview/
http://wibx950.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-preview/#commentsTue, 02 Apr 2013 14:08:42 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=93826Continue reading…]]>A few weeks ago, director Peter Jackson held an online Q&A and preview for the upcoming 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.' However, if you wanted to watch or take part, you had to have bought 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on DVD or Blu-ray and followed the proper instructions (you know, typing in codes and such). Although the entire event remains an exclusive, Jackson has posted a six minute excerpt to YouTube, letting everyone get a taste of the what it was like and get a glimpse of the new Middle Earth adventure.